Microsoft System
Center delivers integrated enterprise management by bringing
together and enhancing the change, configuration, event, and
performance management experience provided by System Center
Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 and System Center Operations
Manager 2007 (SCOM). Microsoft's System Center platform features
powerful IT management tools including:
Leverage System
Center Configuration Manager 2007 for change and configuration
management and System Center Operations Manager 2007 to increase
operational efficiency - both coupled with System Center
Reporting Server to consolidate event and performance data.
Rede Consulting has extensive experience providing System
Center solutions for business in the Houston and Austin area.
Our System Center engineers are recognized globally for their
expertise and knowledge surrounding SCOM, SCCM and Audit
Collection Services (ACS).
What are the Benefits of System Center Configuration Manager?
Simplify your Patch Management
Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager provides
integrated patch management for Microsoft products in the
Microsoft Update catalog. Additionally we’ve worked with key
industry vendors to integrate their updates into Configuration
Manager providing a single point of control for patch
Management. You can choose to automatically deploy critical
updates or have them be subject for approval, and track
compliance across your network. Want the patch deployed now?
No problem, just click a button to initiate deployment real
time.
Deploy Applications easily Deploying
applications has never been so easy. Using a simple wizard
you can deploy applications to a target set of computers
without worrying about having to deal with packaging or
other complex processes. Ready for Office 2007?
Configuration Manager can help you deploy Office 2007 with
your custom settings in a snap. Additionally, Configuration
Manager uses Background Intelligent Transfer Service 2.0
(BITS) to optimize traffic over your network. Changed your
mind? Don’t worry, it’s even easier to un-install a
previously deployed application.
Keep track of hardware and software assets No more spreadsheets to maintain - System Center
Configuration Manager gathers more than hundreds of hardware
attributes and a complete inventory of the applications
running on each machine. A summary inventory is available
for quick troubleshooting or in the detailed report by
machine groups.
What are the Benefits of System Center Operations Manager?
Microsoft
System Center Operations Manager 2007 improves the
reliability of mission-critical servers by proactively
identifying and helping to resolve trouble spots before they
can bring down a network. For an example of how System Center
Operations Manager 2007 has benefited a Houston Area Fortune
1000 business, go to the
System Center Operations Manager Case Study.
System Center
Operations Manager can optimize system
throughput by monitoring predefined
performance criteria and usage patterns
on key servers, enabling network
managers to be more proactive in
deploying performance-related resources
and to eliminate problem areas before
they cause serious network bottlenecks.
System Center
Operations Manager reduces support
staffing expenses by simplifying the
tasks of system management. Because
System Center Operations Manager can
intelligently monitor and organize
enormous amounts of data gathered from
many servers, fewer system managers are
required to oversee operations. Also,
the ability of System Center Operations
Manager to act automatically in reaction
to alarms makes it feasible to create
expert scripts that can take complex
corrective steps which would otherwise
require the manual support of IT staff.
In general,
System Center Operations Manager gives
businesses the advantages of 24x7
network monitoring plus expertise in
fixing problems without having to manage
a big, in-house service group.
By automatically creating alarms and
distributing them via email or pagers to
designated support staff, System Center
Operations Manager makes it simpler for
IT groups to maintain service level
agreements. System Center
Operations Manager's
Knowledge Base helps resolve trouble
more quickly, and
System Center
Operations Manager's
reports ensure that job tickets don't
fall through the cracks. Automatic
round-the-clock monitoring and alert
transmission also allows companies to
allocate their IT group more efficiently
so that more work can be taken on
without sacrificing system support.